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Seahawks beat Ravens: Benchwarmer blowout closeouts

Putting in the backup QB to kill the clock during a blowout is a time-honored tradition. Doing it twice in as many weeks? That's a rare event worth a few more words.

There's always that one guy on the bench whose appearance in a regular season or playoff game says "blowout". During the Sonics' heydey, it was Steve Scheffler; in football, it's almost always the backup quarterback.

With the not-unanticipated 35-6 domination of the banged-up Baltimore Ravens, Seattle closed out this weekend's game with Tarvaris Jackson on the field. Last week, Jackson made his inaugural showing in the 38-7 route of the Minnesota Vikings.